Naira Zohrabyan: “The Armenian-Turkish Protocols May be Discussed Only When Turkey Renounces Its Preconditions”

YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS:

The Armenian-Turkish protocols may be discussed only when Turkey renounces its preconditions, says Naira Zohrabyan, chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on European Integration, member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, deputy of the Prosperous Armenia faction.

Naira Zohrabyan reported Armenpress that it is now Turkey's turn. "The Armenian party stated that at any moment when Turkey renounces the preconditions, it will be ready to revitalize the process, which was frozen at the parliament. It is Turkey to say whether it abandons its policy of preconditions or not. I addressed this question to Turkey's president, prime minister, foreign minister. Their responses, actually, are the same. They connect the Armenian-Turkish relations with the Nagorno Karabakh issue," Naira Zohrabyan said.

The deputy reminded that the superpowers have stated for many times that the Nagorno Karabakh issue and the Armenian-Turkish relations are wholly different processes, "however this was not an obstacle for Turkey to lead the process to a deadlock.